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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Aletha Adu Political correspondent

Labour ‘not putting up a fight’ against Farage in Clacton

A sign advocating for Labour's Jovan Owusu-Nepaul in the town centre of Walton-On-The-Naze
Jovan Owusu-Nepaul was ‘seconded’ to the West Midlands on the basis that Clacton was not a winnable seat for Labour. Photograph: Dan Kitwood/Getty Images

Labour has been accused of “not putting up a fight” against Nigel Farage in Clacton after the party’s candidate was instructed to leave the constituency after “distracting” from Keir Starmer’s campaign.

Jovan Owusu-Nepaul, 27, who works for Labour’s equalities team, was installed by the party last month to contest the seat, weeks before Farage changed his mind and decided to stand in the Essex constituency.

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